Timkat = Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebration of Epiphany.
Wikipedia sums up well some of the differences between Western and Eastern celebrations of this holiday:
Wikipedia sums up well some of the differences between Western and Eastern celebrations of this holiday:
- Epiphany, (Koine Greek: ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, "manifestation", "striking appearance"[1]) or Theophany,[2] (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θεοφάνεια, Τheophaneia) meaning "vision of God",[3] which traditionally falls on 6 January, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ.
- Western Christians commemorate principally (but not solely) the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the Baby Jesus, and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles.
- Eastern Christians commemorate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, seen as his manifestation to the world as the Son of God.[4]
- Eastern Churches following the Julian Calendar observe the Theophany feast on what for most countries is 19 January[5] because of the 13-day difference today between that calendar
- and the generally used Gregorian calendar.[6]
Ps. because the minibuses could not drive through the mass of people at this Timkat celebration in Addis last Friday, we had to walk back (over 6 kms) from the grounds to our home.
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